Social efficiency orientation in rice culture
基于北京大规模行为实验数据，发现来自水稻种植比例较高省份的个体在博弈中更倾向于提升社会效率，且这一模式在家庭追踪数据中得到验证。
Abstract Using data from a large-scale behavioral experiment in Beijing, we investigate how social efficiency orientation may relate to rice culture proxied by the rice farming ratio in the subject’s birth province. We find that the observed behavior in several behavioral games that enhances social efficiency is positively associated with the rice farming ratio. This is corroborated by a further analysis of data related to giving help from the China Family Panel Studies. The overall finding supports our hypothesis that rice culture fosters the individual’s intrinsic preference toward greater social efficiency.